Jackie Speier Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1027627
's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networksen-USCopyright 2015, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:13:23 GMTC-SPAN Person Recent Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=1027627&width=130Jackie Speier Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/1027627
Head shot of {$person->name}House SessionThe House passed H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act, which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing new rules unless scientific data and technical information is released regarding those rules. Members gave speeches on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324861-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324861-2Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:59:45 GMTHouse SessionThe House passed H.R. 7, a bill permanently banning taxpayer funding for abortions, 242-179. A separate bill banning abortions after 20 weeks was pulled from the schedule the previous day. Members delivered speeches on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323870-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323870-1Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:00:04 GMTHouse SessionThe House took a series of four votes, including passage of S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, 417-7, with 10 members not voting.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323110-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323110-2Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:00:36 GMTHouse SessionThe House passed, 230-182, H.R. 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act, and rejected a Democratic motion to recommit. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323109-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323109-2Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:59:42 GMTHouse SessionThe House convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323014-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323014-2Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:00:44 GMTU.S. Strategy Against ISISJoint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified at a hearing on efforts to combat ISIS* militants who had taken over parts of Syria and Iraq. Secretary Hagel gave an update on the military strategy in Iraq and Syria, saying progress was being made. General Dempsey provided specifics on the strategy, telling the committee that 80,000 Iraqi forces were needed in Iraq and on the Syrian border. General Dempsey also said a "modest" number of American forces could be sent to Iraq to help Iraqi troops with complex missions against ISIS.
*The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/322642-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/322642-1Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:09:18 GMTHealth Care Law Security and PrivacyCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on issues with security and privacy aspects of Affordable Care Act's insurance exchange enrollment website. Ms. Tavenner announced that 7.43 million people had signed up and paid for health care coverage as of mid August 2014.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321557-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321557-1Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:33:57 GMTHouse SessionFollowing one minute speeches, the House debated a resolution (H Res 726) that expresses support by the House for Ukraine and condemns the military aggression by Russia against that country. Members also voted on three bills debated earlier in the week S. 476 and HR 5462. Later in the day, the House continued debate on H.J.Res. 124, a continuing resolution funding the federal government through December 11th. The bill included an amendment to authorize the Obama administration to train and equip Syrian opposition forces fighting against *ISIS. Members voted 319-108 in favor of H.J. Res. 124, with the amendment passing by a 273-156 margin.
*The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321488-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321488-2Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:59:45 GMTMorning HourThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321488-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321488-1Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:00:39 GMTMorning HourThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320706-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320706-1Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:00:21 GMTCampaign Fundraising OversightThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the alleged abuses of taxpayer funds for political gain by the White House Office of Political Affairs. David Simas, director of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, was subpoenaed for the second time to appear to discuss alleged violations of the Hatch Act. Mr. Simas again chose not to appear, the White House counsel contending that Mr. Simas was immune from congressional compulsion to testify on matters relating to his official duties. The committee approved by a party-line vote of 19-14 a resolution rejecting those White House claims of executive immunity for presidential adviser David Simas.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320673-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320673-1Sat, 26 Jul 2014 01:21:50 GMTHouse SessionThe House convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320537-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320537-2Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:59:25 GMTMedicare OversightNancy Griswold from the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals (OMHA) testified about the Medicare appeals process and the backlog of appeal claims. She discussed the steps her office had taken to address those problems. At the time of the hearing, OMHA had a backlog of 460,000 Medicare appeal claims waiting to be heard by administrative law judges.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320374-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320374-1Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:26:21 GMTMedicare Oversight, Part 2Nancy Griswold from the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals testified about the Medicare appeals process and the backlog of appeal claims. She discussed the steps her office had taken to address these problems.
This was a continuation of her testimony after a recess for votes.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320374-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320374-2Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTHouse Session, Part 1The House debated a rule for two bills, H.R. 4718 and H.R. 5016. Later they continued work on amendments to H.R. 4923, a bill that would provide appropriations for energy and water programs through fiscal year 2015.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320379-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320379-2Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:00:25 GMTHouse SessionThe House debated under suspension of the rules H.R. 803, a bill that would reauthorize and overhaul a 1998 federal job training programs law that expired in 2003. Members then began general debate on an energy and water development spending bill, followed by debate on amendments to the bill.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320361-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320361-2Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:59:46 GMTMissing IRS EmailsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held its second hearing about the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) recordkeeping practices and the loss of an unknown number of emails related to former IRS official Lois Lerner. Archivist of the United States David Ferriero appeared before the committee, as did attorney Jennifer O'Connor, who served as special counsel to former acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel from May to November of 2013. Mr. Ferriero said the IRS did "not follow the law" when it failed to report the missing emails.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320133-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320133-1Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:56:38 GMTIRS Targeting InvestigationCommissioner John Koskinen testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) recordkeeping practices and the loss of an unknown number of emails related to former IRS official Lois Lerner. Commissioner Koskinen denied informing the White House about the missing emails. He also said he first heard about the missing emails in February 2014 and in April 2014 learned that they weren't recoverable. The commissioner also added, "I never said I would provide e-mails we didn't have."http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320097-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320097-1Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:15:58 GMTHouse Session, Part 2The House convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319994-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319994-3Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:35:18 GMTU.S.-Taliban Prisoner ExchangeSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Defense Department General Counsel Stephen Preston testified on the release of five Taliban detainees in exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Secretary Hagel defended the Obama administration's decision to not notify Congress 30 days prior to the exchange. He said time was crucial and that any leaks could have jeopardized the last and best opportunity of getting Sergean Bergdahl back.
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was captured in June of 2009. He was accused of deserting his unit and was then captured.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319849-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319849-1Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:19:42 GMTHouse Session, Part 2The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319862-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319862-3Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:52:24 GMTHouse SessionThe House debated two bills under suspension of the rules. Later, members resumed debate on the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319861-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319861-2Tue, 10 Jun 2014 16:00:04 GMTHouse Session, Part 2The House continued consideration of H.R. 4435, a bill that would authorize programs of the Defense Department for fiscal year 2015, and another bill that would overhaul the National Security Agency's process for collecting telephone records.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319461-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319461-3Wed, 21 May 2014 21:01:05 GMTHouse Session, Part 1The House continued consideration of H.R. 4435, a bill that would authorize programs of the Defense Department for fiscal year 2015, and another bill that would overhaul the National Security Agency's process for collecting telephone records.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319461-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319461-2Wed, 21 May 2014 16:00:37 GMTMedicare Fraud and AbuseWitnesses testified on Medicare management.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319487-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319487-1Wed, 21 May 2014 00:01:03 GMTHouse Session, Part 1The House convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319249-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319249-2Wed, 07 May 2014 16:00:06 GMTNational Defense Authorization Act Markup, Part 2The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and considered amendments.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-2Wed, 07 May 2014 17:09:45 GMTNational Defense Authorization Act Markup, Part 1The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The committee approved a $601 billion defense policy bill 61 to 0. The bill included $79 billion for Afghanistan and other foreign operations.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-1Wed, 07 May 2014 14:00:09 GMTNational Defense Authorization Act Markup, Part 5The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments.
This part is a continuation of program 319241-4.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-101
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-101Wed, 07 May 2014 23:45:39 GMTNational Defense Authorization Act Markup, Part 4The House Armed Services Committee continued to markup of the fiscal year 2015 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments.
This portion of the markup is continued in program 319241-101.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-4
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319241-4Wed, 07 May 2014 23:17:09 GMTHouse SessionThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319051-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319051-1Thu, 01 May 2014 13:00:14 GMTNatural Gas ExportsOfficials from the Departments of State and Energy testified on their departments' role in energy diplomacy and the permitting process for natural gas exports. The hearing focused on a number of issues including the speed and efficiency of the Energy Department's permitting process for natural gas exports, and on how allowing the sale of liquefied natural gas to Europe could help advance U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping allies dependent on natural gas from Russia.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319103-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319103-1Thu, 01 May 2014 05:46:44 GMTResolution to Hold Lois Lerner in Contempt of CongressThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee convened for a business meeting to consider a resolution holding Lois Lerner, former IRS director of Exempt Organizations, in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions before Congress on May 22, 2013 and March 5, 2014, at a hearing entitled, "Targeting Americans for their Political Beliefs." Members voted 21-12 along party lines in favor of the resolution. During the meeting, committee Republicans denied a request by Democrats to release all transcripts of witness interviews, though Chair Darrell Issa said he would be willing to change his position, once the committee had all documents it had requested from the IRS.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318725-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318725-1Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:50:35 GMTMorning HourThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318733-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318733-1Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:00:17 GMTState Health Care ExchangesOfficials from California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Oregon testified on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's health care insurance exchanges in their individual states. The hearing came three days after the March 31 deadline for enrolling for health coverage through the exchanges. Subcommittee and full committee leaders gave very passionate remarks on the Healthcare.gov Web site, the health care law, and enrollment numbers at the state level.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318671-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318671-1Fri, 04 Apr 2014 03:51:51 GMTInvestigation of IRS TargetingInternal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testified about his agency's response to allegations that it had targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny when determining tax-exempt status. Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) threatened to hold the witness in contempt of Congress, accusing him of trying to "manage political fallout." Commissioner Koskinen said it would take years for his agency to comply with the full scope of document requests from Congress related to the IRS targeting scandal. Many of the document requests were for the electronic correspondence of former IRS Tax Exempt Organizations Director Lois Lerner, who had twice refused to testify before the cmmittee, citing her Fifth Amendment rights.
After the hearing gaveled out, Mr. Koskinen answered questions from reporters.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318488-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318488-1Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:34:35 GMTMorning HourThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318441-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318441-1Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:00:48 GMTHouse SessionThe House convened for a legislative session.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318440-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318440-2Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:59:49 GMTAir Force Fiscal Year 2015 Budget RequestAir Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh testified about the fiscal year 2015 budget request of $109.3 billion, which included cutting over 20,000 airmen and retiring the A-10 aircraft and U-2 spy plane. They addressed the impact of budget cuts on readiness and capacity. Topics included reports of religious prosecution of cadets, the readiness of missile (ICBM) crews, and Air Force reactions to the crisis in Ukraine.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318303-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318303-1Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:00:16 GMTMorning HourThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318174-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318174-1Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:00:36 GMTHouse SessionThe House debated for an hour a rule concerning two bills that call into question presidential constitutional authority to enforce laws:
· H.R. 4138, the Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act is authored by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC). It would allow the House or Senate by a majority vote to authorize a lawsuit against the White House for not enforcing federal law.
· H.R. 3973, the Faithful Execution of the Law Act, would require the Justice Department to inform Congress if the White House decides not to enforce federal law as well as provide justification for such a decision.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318173-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318173-2Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:59:30 GMTDefense Department Fiscal Year 2015 Budget RequestDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey, and Defense Undersecretary Robert Hale testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2015 defense budget request. Topics included Russian's intervention in Ukraine, Army troop size reductions, base closings, the new START treaty, the impact of sequestration budget cuts on readiness. and National Security Agency leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden. Secretary Hagel told the committee that the vast majority of documents stolen by Edward Snowden were related to military capabilities and would take two years of assessment and billions of dollar to overcome the loss of security.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318133-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318133-1Fri, 07 Mar 2014 02:32:37 GMTAugust 2011 Attack on U.S. Troops in AfghanistanDefense Department officials and military leaders testified at a hearing on the investigation of the August 20111 death of 30 U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan after the Taliban fired a rocket on their helicopter.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318022-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318022-1Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:24:28 GMTMorning HourThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317953-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317953-1Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:00:13 GMTMorning HourThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317660-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317660-1Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:01:58 GMTHealthCare.gov Data SecuritySecurity experts from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid testified on ways to secure private information on the Healthcare.gov Web site. Frank Baitman told committee members that thus far no cyber attacks had been made against the site.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317247-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317247-1Sat, 18 Jan 2014 04:47:10 GMTReducing Government WasteThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to assess whether progress has been made by the federal government in reducing government waste. Witnesses provided a list of ideas to reduce waste including greater transparency at the Pentagon, privatizing the Postal Service, and overhauling the government's information technology purchasing system. The hearing starts with testimony by Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-OK). They were followed by a panel of government watch dog groups.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317092-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Committeehttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317092-1Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:30:04 GMTMorning HourThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317029-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317029-1Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:00:34 GMTHouse Session, Part 2(Sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin / Natural Resources Committee)
2) S. 1471 - Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act
(Sponsored by Sen. Daniel Coats / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
3) H.R. 3212 - Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith / Foreign Affairs Committee)
4) H.R. 1992 - Israel QME Enhancement Act, as amended
(Sponsored by Rep. Doug Collins / Foreign Affairs Committee)
5) H.R. 2019 - Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act of 2013, as amended
(Sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper / Energy and Commerce Committee)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316733-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)House Proceedinghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316733-3Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:36:18 GMTLong-Term Unemployment BenefitsThe Democratic Steering Committee held a hearing on renewing the federal extension of unemployment insurance benefits. The extension, which was set to expire on December 28, 2013, was put in place in response to the 2008 economic crisis to help those who are unemployed longer than six months. It allows the unemployed to get as much as a year and a half of help while they search for work, even after state benefits have run out.
Witnesses included including an electrician, a bio-tech professional and long-time company executive. They implored Congress to stop the benefits from expiring, detailing how the benefits helped them pay their mortgages and pay for gas to get to job interviews.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316642-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316642-1Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:33:55 GMT